SPIEF, held annually in St. Petersburg since 1997 and organized by the Kremlin-linked Roscongress Foundation, is one of Russia’s flagship economic events and will run this year from June 3 to 6.

A US official will attend the International Economic Forum in Russia's St Petersburg for the first time in several years.

SPIEF, held annually in St. Petersburg since 1997 and organized by the Kremlin-linked Roscongress Foundation, is one of Russia’s flagship economic events and will run this year…

The visit would mark the first known attendance by a representative of a U.S. president's administration at the forum in several years.